Freshman phenom Madison McMillan and the Coupeville High School varsity softball squad won 30-0 Friday. That is not a misprint. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Nobody has touched them yet.
The Coupeville High School varsity softball team strolled to its third Northwest 2B/1B League win of the season Friday, and its 15th without a loss since returning to the conference in time for the 2020-2021 school year.
Spurred on by a Friday Harbor coach who openly requested the Wolves keep playing hard so his team could learn under fire, CHS racked up 13 hits and 25 walks in a 30-0 win mercy-ruled after five innings.
While Coupeville coach Kevin McGranahan has been a stickler for not unnecessarily embarrassing overmatched foes, he adapted to the situation and made sure all 13 Wolf girls who were in uniform played and reached base.
The Wolves, who sit at 5-1 overall, with their only loss to 1A powerhouse Lynden Christian, struck early, raining down 10 runs in the first inning.
Toss on another three in the second, and a game-busting 15-spot in the third, and Coupeville, which went 12-0 in a pared-down, conference-only pandemic season last year, is clicking.
“We all did well,” McGranahan said. “The girls were very disciplined at the plate and made the plays (pitcher) Izzy (Wells) let them make (in the field).”
Izzy Wells held Friday Harbor without a hit, whiffing eight, which left her defenders with plenty of time to stand around and admire her pitches popping into the mitt of catcher (and lil’ sis) Savina Wells.
The one glitch was the teams were supposed to play a doubleheader but had to cut things to just one game after a ferry delay pushed back the start time by a solid 45 minutes.
Coupeville returns to action Tuesday, Apr. 5, when it makes another island-hopping trip, this time to play Orcas Island with a chance to get to 4-0 in NWL action.
After that the Wolves have a break from league play, with non-conference tilts against always-tough 1A schools Sultan and Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood.
Friday stats:
Taylor Brotemarkle — 2 singles, 1 double, 2 walks
Mia Farris — 3 walks
Gwen Gustafson — 1 walk
Violette Huegerich — 1 double, 1 walk
Lily Leedy — 1 walk
Allie Lucero — 2 walks
Maya Lucero — 1 single, 1 walk
Madison McMillan — 5 walks
Melanie Navarro — 1 single, 2 walks
Sofia Peters — 1 single
Audrianna Shaw — 1 triple, 4 walks
Izzy Wells — 2 singles, 2 doubles, 1 walk
Savina Wells — 1 single, 2 walks
Maya Lucero and Co. are a hit-happy offensive machine.
Coupeville Sports 
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